New Winter Releases from Sunnyside Records!

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Please check out our new and upcoming releases!

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Mar. 10 Releases:

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Upcoming Releases:

3/17 - Idrees Sulieman Quartet ft. Oscar Dennard - The 4 American Jazz Men In Tangier

3/31 - Judy Niemack with Dan Tepfer - Listening To You

4/10 - Rebecca Martin & Guillermo Klein - The Upstate Project

4/17 - Mike McGinnis/Art Lande/Steve Swallow - Recurring Dream

Upcoming Tours:

Feb. 11-12 - New Orleans, LA - Davy Mooney CD Release Gig @ Snug Harbor

Feb. 15 - New York, NY - Brandon Ross & Stomu Takeishi @ The Stone

Feb. 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Glenn Zaleski @ Mezzrow

Feb. 16 - Old Lyme, CT - Benny Green Trio @ The Side Door Jazz Club

Feb. 17-19 - New York, NY - Benny Green Trio @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Harriet Tubman CD Release Gig @ The Stone

Feb. 20-23 - Tokyo, Japan - Joey Calderazzo Trio @ Cotton Club

Feb. 27 - Washington, DC - Duane Eubanks Quintet @ Blues Alley

Mar. 9 - New York, NY - Jesse Harris CD Release Gig @ Rockwood 2

Mar. 9 - New York, NY - Victor Provost CD Release Gig @ Jazz Gallery

Mar. 14 - New York, NY - Diego Schissi @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Mar. 14-18 - New York, NY - Kurt Rosenwinkel CD Release Gig @ Birdland

Mar. 16 - New York, NY - Aaron Goldberg Trio @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Mar. 17-18 - New York, NY - Freddie Hendrix Quintet @ Small's

Mar. 18 - Annandale-On-Hudson, NY - Camille Bertault/Dan Tepfer@ Bard College

Mar. 23-26 - New York, NY - Steve Kuhn Trio @ Jazz Standard

Mar. 28-Apr. 2 - Chicago, IL - Kurt Rosenwinkel @ Jazz Showcase

Mar. 29 - New York, NY - Camille Bertault/Dan Tepfer @ Jazz Standard

Mar. 30-Apr. 2 - New York, NY - Chano Dominguez Quartet @ Jazz Standard

Nate Smith - Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere (ROPEADOPE RECORDS 2017)

“In conceiving this project, I wanted to focus on creating the material with very few ingredients; just improvising at the drums or piano or singing ideas into a voice recorder, focusing primarily on rhythm and melody. I want to see what other ingredients the players or singers would bring to the material. I’m interested in a true band sound: I want to know how the musicians will color, shape, and season the raw ingredients, and how to pull all of those pieces together to a whole.” - Nate Smith

Released February 3, 2017 

01. Intro: Wish You Were Here

02. Skip Step

03. Bounce: pts I + II

04. Mom: Postcards From Detroit/Floyd/Salem

05. Retold

06. Disenchantment: The Weight

07. Spinning Down

08. Pages

09. From Here: Interlude

10. Morning and Allison

11. Spiracles

12  Small Moves: Interlude

13. Dad: Postcards from Isaac Street

14. Home Free (for Peter Joe)

Produced by Nate Smith for Waterbaby Music, Inc. 

Executive Producers: Kelvin A. Moses, Anthony A. Lewis, Ira N. Smith

Mixed by Brian Bender at The Motherbrain, Los Angeles, CA 

Nate Smith: drums, percussion, fender rhodes, synths, sounds

Kris Bowers: piano, fender rhodes 

Fima Ephron: electric bass 

Jeremy Most: guitars 

Jaleel Shaw: alto and soprano saxophones 

Featuring: 

Dave Holland: acoustic bass, “Skip Step” “Spinning Down” 

Lionel Loueke: guitar, “Skip Step” “Spinning Down” 

Chris Potter: tenor saxophone, “Bounce parts I + II” 

Gretchen Parlato: vocals, “Pages” 

Michael Mayo: vocals, vocal percussion/effects, “Skip Step” “Retold” 

Amma Whatt: vocals, “Disenchantment: The Weight” “Morning and Allison” 

Adam Rogers: acoustic and electric guitars, “Spiracles” 

Strings on “Disenchantment: The Weight” arranged by Kris Bowers 

Strings on “Home Free (for Peter Joe)” arranged by Nate Smith 

Stephanie Matthews: violin I 

Juliette Jones: violin II/contractor 

Christiana Liberis: viola 

Reenat Pinchas: cello

Sebastien Ammann - Early Enough To Be Late (SKIRL RECORDS 2017)

Featuring Michaël Attias (Paul Motian, Anthony Braxton), Noah Garabedian (Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi) and Nathan Ellman-Bell (Michael Formanek, Uri Caine), this new record features ten of Sebastien Ammann’s original compositions, striking a balance between knotty constructions and bracing free improvisations, between minutely plotted, deftly interwoven composition and pure chance. The Swiss-born pianist cites influences ranging from Jimmy Giuffre and Paul Motian to Schoenberg and John Cage, which combine in compellingly original ways throughout Color Wheel.

01. One 04:17

02. M 06:07

03. Straight Shot 03:32

04. On A Move 06:02

05. Twelve 06:18

06. Entre Chien Et Loup 08:13

07. The Diceman 05:10

08. Simple Song 04:43

09. Saturn Return 06:26

10.Early Enough To Be Late 06:19

Michaël Attias - alto saxophone

Sebastien Ammann - piano, compositions

Noah Garabedian - bass

Nathan Ellman-Bell - drums

Dinamitri Jazz Folklore - Exwide (Live) 2017

Nel deserto è facile perdersi, ma soprattutto si può rischiare di ritrovarsi. È per questo che in tanti se ne sono invaghiti, per quel “nulla” che porta a dover fare i conti con se stessi. E se a Timbuctu i Dinamitri Jazz Folklore hanno potuto trovare le radici musicali di una cultura antica e profonda come quella tuareg, per arrivare a toccarne l'essenza si sono dovuti mettere in gioco. La toscanità, la livornesità, l'identità aperta e il senso comunitario che ha reso questa esperienza diversa da molte altre, sono state le chiavi di un incontro possibile. Ecco perchè emerge in questo disco dal vivo una doppia anima: da un lato quella forte spiritualità ritualistica che ha da sempre attraversato il battito musicale dei Dinamitri, dall'altra il debordante vitalismo che ha contagiato musicisti come Bombino, Amanar, Samba Touré, Tartit. Incontri che hanno lasciato il segno. In profondità. Reciprocamente.

Maurizio Busia  (direzione artistica musicale Fabbrica Europa e Festival au desert Firenze)

1. Tenerè 5:53

2. In the Morning 6:10

3. Blues africane 6:17

4. Quiet Man Is Dead Man 7:58

5. Azalan Man 4:17

6. Amitié 6:37

7. African Dance 7:42

8. Ansari 8:04

Dinamitri Grechi Espinoza (as)

Piero Gesue (voc)

Emanuele Parrini (violin)

Beppe Scardino (bs)

Pee Wee Durante (hammond organ)

Gabrio Baldacci (el-g)

Andrea Melani (ds)

Simone Padovani (perc)

Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine - Two Minuettos [Live in Milano] 2017

Paolo Fresu e Uri Caine pubblicheranno il nuovo lavoro "Two Minuettos" il 3 febbraio 2017. Il disco segue a distanza di 8 anni l’ultima collaborazione tra i due musicisti, l’album “Think” uscito per la Blue Note/Emi, ed è pubblicato dalla Tuk Music, l’etichetta fondata dal trombettista sardo nel 2010. La distribuzione è affidata a Ducale Music e Believe Digital. Il duo costituito da Paolo Fresu e Uri Caine, è la storia del fortunatissimo incontro tra due grandi personalità del jazz moderno.

Una sorta di “alternative version” di quelle proposte da diversi fortunati progetti alle prese con gli standard più tradizionali della storia del jazz ma, con in più, il rischioso “senza rete” di avere in realtà scelto materiale davvero “pericoloso” per la sua enorme popolarità. Non è affatto semplice, come invece potrebbe sembrare, scegliere di suonare ad arte, brani che sono il magma ed il segno della storia jazzistica. Il duo affronta il gioco con sorprendente semplicità, riuscendo perfettamente a trasmettere il sentimento che guida questa straordinaria musica.

L'incontro tra questi due musicisti è una delle cose più interessanti successe nel mondo del jazz degli ultimi anni; la tromba lirica e sognante di Fresu, il suo timbro malinconico e onirico si sposa eccellentemente con il pianismo di Uri Caine, fatto di mille citazioni, dalla canzone americana, al blues, dal jazz più mainstream all'avanguardia fino alla musica classica, genere che Caine ha riveduto e corretto secondo i suoi parametri personali in molti progetti solistici pubblicati negli ultimi dieci anni.

Due artisti davvero onnivori nella più classica accezione del termine. Al punto che - quando ve ne è stata l'occasione - il loro "concerto" si è invece trasformato in una serie di concerti, spalmati su una tre o quattro giorni, ognuno dei quali dedicato ad un preciso entourage stilistico di riferimento. A Umbria Jazz Winter, qualche anno fa, il duo è dunque stato chiamato a riempire quattro distinte serata, ognuna delle quali dedicata a una precisa collocazione. La prima serata dedicata al mondo della musica classica barocca, la seconda agli standard jazzistici tout-court, la terza alla musica popolare in genere (comprese le definizioni rock e pop), la quarta ai brani originali che il duo aveva già precedentemente inciso per i propri lavori, raccolti in due dischi pubblicati da Emi/Blue Note negli anni passati.

Riproponendo la stessa idea di Orvieto, questo disco raccoglie il meglio di tre serate registrate al Teatro dell'Elfo di Milano negli ultimi giorni dell'inverno del 2015, per l'appunto dedicate a mondi diversi di indagine e tema musicale. Una registrazione raccolta dall'efficace team della Radio Svizzera di Lugano e rimixata dall'attenta supervisione di Stefano Amerio dell'ormai celebrato Artesuono Studio di Cavalicco (UD). La produzione è di Paolo Fresu, le fotografie di Roberto Cifarelli mentre la copertina ospita una bellissima opera di Davide Abbati.

Molti parlano di questo duo quale un piccolo capolavoro di stile, un progetto di vasti orizzonti, di quelli che ti rimettono in pace con il mondo. Probabilmente hanno ragione da vendere.

Adam Teixeira - TEXTURE (February 03, 2017)

Available February 03, 2017

Adam Teixeira’s debut album TEXTURE presents an original drums/keyboards duo featuring Chris Pruden on Moog Voyager, synthesizers, keyboards and Adam Teixeira on drum set, kalimba, percussion, compositions. The ten compositions on the album express the Teixeira’s unique approach of unifying a variety influences including jazz, electronic and traditional world music in a modern and consistent genre bending sound.

The infectious rhythmic dialogues orchestrated from the drum kit, hypnotic synth bass lines and kalimba melodies are examples of Teixeira’s ongoing explorations and expansions of folkloric rhythmic traditions such as African, Afro-Caribbean and Indian Classical vocabularies. Combining these elements with Pruden’s atmospheric synth and harmonic landscapes, provides the perfect setting for the two musicians versed in jazz and creative music to interact in a collective improvisation that expresses imagery, shape and color, inspiring the name of the album TEXTURE. 

Adam formed this duo project in 2012 and the two musicians began performing regularly, developing a coherent sound in their energetic performances. It is evident throughout the album that the two musicians have a strong ability to read each other’s musical directions and create an almost telepathic interplay while keeping the shape of the compositions clear.

BIO

Adam Teixeira is a drummer and percussionist born in Toronto, Canada. His life in music began at an early age when he found a natural connection to the drum set and pursued the instrument throughout his childhood. Adam began to study, practice and develop a strong foundation in the rhythmic vocabularies of jazz, rock, world rhythms and orchestral percussion while playing in many jazz and concert bands throughout high school. The experience of rehearsing and performing regularly fuelled his passion for the art form and guided the next stage of his musical development.

Continuing formal studies in Jazz Performance at Humber College, Adam graduated in 2007 and began to perform regularly in the Toronto music scene. In 2008 he was accepted to participant in the International Jazz Workshop at The Banff Centre for the Arts where he studied and performed with renowned musicians from around the world. Returning to The Banff Centre in 2012, Adam fulfilled a self-directed music residency where he focused on expanding his artistic concepts and original compositions. Adam has been awarded the Chalmers Professional Development Grant from the Ontario Arts Council and Grants to Professional musicians from the Canada Council for the Arts to fulfill advanced study of world rhythms in Paris, France and expand his artistic vision. These experiences continue to enriched his voice as a musician and play a significant role in propelling his professional career.

Currently based in London, UK Adam performs regularly in the international music scene. Aside from being a in demand sideman, Adam continues to lead several original projects including the energetic drum and keys duo TEXTURE which express his vision of integrating the influences from many world rhythmic traditions in a modern musical palette. His enthusiasm, curiosity and constant practice in the art of music shape his work as a performer, composer and teacher.

TEXTURE

1. Palms Edge

2. Couching on the Mountains

3. Open Horse 03:52

4. Five Pattern

5. House of the Invisible Realm

6. Corkscrew

7. In Day Night Day

8. Eye of the Phoenix

9. Dukes and Earls

10. Stereosternum

Adam Teixeira - drums, kalimba, composition 

Chris Pruden - keyboards, synthesizer 

Justin Gray - Recorded, Mixed, Mastered 

IAIA productions- Artwork

Adam Teixeira Social Media

Terence Blanchard - The Comedian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sony Pictures Classics / Blue Note Records 2017

Blue Note Records will release a soundtrack album for Taylor Hackford’s comedy drama The Comedian. The album features the film’s original music composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, 25th Hour, Malcolm X, Cadillac Records, Talk to Me) who collaborated with musicians including Kenny Barron, Carl Allen, David Pulphus, Ravi Coltrane and Khari Allen Lee on his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 3 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Comedian is directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Devil’s Advocate, An Officer and a Gentleman) and stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny Devito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti Lupone, Lois Smith and Harvey Keitel. The movie revolves around a comic icon trying to reinvent himself with the audience only wanting to know him as the former TV character he once played. The dramedy is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend by Sony Pictures Classics. Visit the official movie website for more information.

Source: Film

Style: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music by Terence Blanchard

Label: Blue Note Records

Released: February 3, 2017 (Digital)

1. Jackie In the Rain (feat. Kenny Barron, Carl Allen & David Pulphus) (5:04)

2. Jackie Gets Out (feat. Kenny Barron, Carl Allen & David Pulphus) (2:56)

3. Deli to Soup Kitchen (feat. Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen, David Pulphus & Khari Allen Lee) (3:47)

4. Electricity On MacDougal (feat. Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen, David Pulphus & Khari Allen Lee) (6:07)

5. Tit for Tat Nocturne (feat. Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen & David Pulphus) (6:49)

6. Kenny Gets Out (feat. David Pulphus) – Kenny Barron (5:07)

7. Jackie’s Lament (feat. Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen, David Pulphus & Khari Allen Lee) (5:34)

8. Florida Salsa (feat. Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen, David Pulphus & Khari Allen Lee) (4:07)

Simon Spang-Hanssen & Grupo - Caminho Da Lua (GATEWAY MUSIC 2017)

" and yes, “our man” provides his best, as well as when he makes you think of Ornette Coleman in Marocco (on soprano), plays the flute with reminiscences of Abdullah Ibrahim, or is simply himself”.
Flemming Olsen (Jazz Special DK)

« Simon Spang-Hanssen possesses the art of enthousiasming himself and his fellow musicians.... »
Frank Buchmann-Moeller (Fynsk Stiftstidende, DK)

01. Moema Smiles

02. Brasas

03. Caminho Da Lua

04. Hermetics

05. Eu Te Amo

06. Casa Feliz

07. Água de Côco

08. Esperança

09. Vento Do Mar

10. A Noite Falou

11. Perto de Mim

12. Pour Nenê

Mariane Bitran,   flute, alto-flute   

Ricardo Fiúza ,  piano

Enéias Xavier,  bass

André “Limão” Queiroz ,  drums

Simon Spang-Hanssen,  soprano & tenor-sax

Benita Haastrup Trio - Going North (GATEWAY MUSIC 2017)

This trio plays music from the heart and finds its rhythmic and poetic power in the many moods, sounds and dynamics that bind us together as human beings. The musical universe of this trio is in constant development and expansion and is inspired by more than 30 years of artistic creation at festivals, in venues and studios around the world – and evey single concert and recording adds new chapters to this journey!

For more than three years now, I have had the great fortune of working with two of Denmark most brilliant jazz musicians and improvisers: Kaare Munkholm on vibraphone and Jens Skou Olsen on doublebbass.

Together the trio has toured extensively in Norway and Denmark – more than three monts on the road each year! – and this has made the trio one of the most tight units ever. The new trio release GOING NORTH coming up this fall showcases this music inspired by the wast nature and people of the high North – 2017 will be another year focusing on this trio…! Here is a short presentation of the members of the trio:

Jens Skou Olsen

Jens plays violoncello and doublebass and has laid down the steady, deep bass floor in every music conceivable – playing, touring and recording with among others Bob Moses, Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, John Tchicai, Horace Parlan, Marilyn Mazur, Marie Bergman, David Murray, Etta Cameron, Kenny Drew, Harry Beckett, Gregory Hutchinson, Finn Ziegler, Andy Sheppard, Muhal Richard Abrahms, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Hank Jones. Jens is also a writer and P.hd. from Roskilde University.

Benita Haastrup

Benita Haastrup, drums & percussion – is formally trained at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory 1992. She has received the Ben Webster Prize 1998, The Sunset Jazz Hornbaek Prize 2007 for “an outstanding effort in Danish Jazz as a drummer, percussionist and composer”. Finally Benita was awarded a Danish Music Award 2012. Benita has played everything from swing to avant garde, african drum music, classical music, soul, folk, latin…and her creative and colorful drumming is inspired by all creative expressions in our world culture.

Kaare Munkholm

Kaare is one of Denmark’s busiest vibraphonists – he plays with a wide range of Danish and international artists and bands such as Tango orkestret, Gustav Ljunggren, Emil de Waal and Afengin. Kaare is a virtuoso, he is an inspired, innovative and very versatile artist and he always adds new dimensions to the music – vitality, beauty and sharp rhythmic landscapes. He graduated from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen 1992.

Going North

Nordland Moods

Soft Stone

Flowing Flying Drumming

Cloud-Hidden

Even Wind

Skrova Up Down

Look Up Stars

I dreamt A Dream

Snow Flow

Benita Haastrup, drums & percussion

Kaare Munkholm, vibraphone

Jens Skou Olsen, bass

Nathan East - Reverence (YAMAHA 2017)

Nathan East's newest release "Reverence" is the second solo release from Nathan. Artists on this latest release include: Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Phillip Bailey and Yolanda Adams to name a few.

This release features a cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Serpentine Fire," which was originally recorded with East's brother Marcel in 1991 with Eric Clapton on guitar and Phil Collins on drums. Moogie, East's longtime engineer, who mixed the original cinematic cover, discovered the track 25 years later, and after a long search for the tapes, finally uncovered them in Patti Austin's basement. 

After the tape was digitally remastered, the three Earth, Wind & Fire members sang (Philip Bailey), played additional bass parts (Verdine White), and added percussion (Ralph Johnson) to the track, resulting in a daring, head-turning, cinematic journey. As a founding member of renowned contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay, Nathan East is one of the world's most recorded session bassists.

With over 2,000 album credits to his name and several GRAMMY-winning songs including "Get Lucky," "Footloose" and "Change the World," East has performed with artists including Daft Punk, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston & Beyonce. He received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for his self-titled solo debut 'Nathan East' on March 2014 which hit #1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Albums chart and held #1 for a record-breaking 36 weeks on SmoothJazz.com.

01. Love's Holiday

02. Lifecycle

03. Elevenate

04. Serpentine Fire

05. Feels Like Home

06. Higher Ground

07. The Mood I'm In

08. Over The Rainbow

09. Shadow

10. Pasan

11. Why Not This Sunday

12. Until We Meet Again